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Post by greggturkington »

justinator wrote: post #174
dunnevens wrote: post #126

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Agree. David Bowie once demonstrated it to a reporter. They walked together through Manhattan. No one bothered them. Bowie then said he was going to “turn it on”. Something in his expression slightly changed. And then he was mobbed by fans.

Honestly this just sort of sounds like Manhattan. The east coast vibe is certainly more of a “get out of my way” mentality.

in NYC or LA it's relatively common to see famous people but poor etiquette to approach them (but do please get out of the way)

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Post by ianai »

efwfwef wrote: post #324

There used to be a real energy to French electronic music. Between Daft Punk, Justice, Something a la Mode, Madeon, David Guetta, C2C, Joris Delacroix, Birdy Nam Nam, etc. Now I feel like the scene is mostly American. Any modern French electronic artist?

Roosevelt? He’s like audio antidepressants.

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Post by BLKNSLVR »

ethbr0 wrote: post #302
imwillofficial wrote: post #169

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Will your dad adopt me?

Unfortunately, I think he's happily retired from child rearing duties, and I know he happily spends most of his time fly fishing in Wyoming. ;)

"Fly Fishing in Wyoming" should be the title of Daft Punk's retirement album.

It's such an evocative phrase.

(although it would cause confusion with the band "Trout Fishing in Quebec").

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schwartzworld wrote: post #50
buro9 wrote: post #33

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And with the added advantage that as they are electric they'd sound as good in the future as they did in the past. You wouldn't even know if it wasn't them under the masks. The counter point being that I saw Velvet Underground live and they sucked badly :D

I went to a smashing pumpkins show and was so turned off that I stopped being a fan. I have met several others with the same experience

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Post by raydev »

saalweachter wrote: post #109
schwartzworld wrote: post #50

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I went to a smashing pumpkins show and was so turned off that I stopped being a fan. I have met several others with the same experience

Since I don't go to live shows, I tend to just have the disappointment of finding out that I only like some of my favorite bands' albums, because the arc of their own musical careers doesn't match my own tastes. Why can't performers just stay the same forever, producing a never-ending sequence of similar but distinct works?

> Why can't performers just stay the same forever, producing a never-ending sequence of similar but distinct works?

Foo Fighters recently released another album.

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Post by tracerbulletx »

ryandrake wrote: post #284
cheschire wrote: post #22

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I feel a deep respect for people who experience their 15 minutes and then choose to leave it or move behind the scenes rather than searching for that next addicting dose of fame. Folks go on to become producers, directors, stage actors, video game voice actors, music label owners, teachers... It always seems like an interesting story that I would love to know more about, and yet I feel that the act of learning more w…

Even if it's longer than 15 minutes, you've got to call it at some point, otherwise it just gets kind of sad. I'm a bit of a classic rock / prog rock fan. These bands are getting old, and they sometimes have staff changes as a result of band members dying of old age . Went to a Yes concert recently and have kind of mixed feelings about it. It's like Steve Howe and a backup band. I mean it's great that these older art…

Like watching Metallica play corporate events and kick over stools.

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Post by tamha »

sorum wrote: post #331
jakemauer wrote: post #244

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Totally agree. There are two or three distinct shouts from someone in the audience at the beginning of Around the World / Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger that are now part of my experience of listening to it. The audience is absolutely part of the energy of the album.

I've always wondered what the guy is shouting. Is it something in French, or just "Wow"?

For us french, it makes this song really weird, he's basically shouting the F word in french.

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Post by bdowling »

Nekhrimah wrote: post #308

If you're not aware, check out Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. [0] This is an animated movie set to the album Discovery. No dialogue other than the music of the album. Done by Toei Animation, a notable Japanese animation studio. You may have seen the music videos for One More Time and Harder Better Faster Stronger. They were just part of a full narrative arc. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

> Done by Toei Animation, a notable Japanese animation studio.

The animation was also overseen by the manga and anime legend Leiji Matsumoto [0] (famous for Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999, Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers), others). According to the Interstella 5555 Wikipedia page [1], Daft Punk wanted to work with Leiji Matsumoto because Captain Harlock had been a big influence on them when they were kids.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiji_Matsumoto

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstella_5555:_The_5tory_of...

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